SPEED · A HOST.IT TOOL
Measure and improve your
website speed
Enter your site's URL and discover in seconds how to improve its performance.
website speed
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Measure
Instant test on speed.host.it: load times, TTFB, Core Web Vitals and resource weight.
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Improve
The built-in coach turns data into practical actions on performance, accessibility and best practices.
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Monitor
With a free account: daily history, trends over time and a weekly email report.
Workflow
How SPEED works
From the first free test to monitoring every domain: a flow designed for agencies, developers and site owners.
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Enter the URL
Go to speed.host.it, pick Mobile or Desktop and start the scan. No sign-up needed for the first test.
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Read the SPEED report
Overall score, network metrics, detected hosting and a breakdown for Performance, Accessibility, SEO and Best Practices.
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Follow the coach
Concrete guidance on what to fix right away to raise the score and reduce load times.
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Monitor over time
Add domains to your dashboard: automatic scans, an archive and before/after comparisons for every site change.
Single test
A complete report in seconds
Enter the URL on speed.host.it and get a score, network metrics, detected hosting and areas to improve—without creating an account.
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TTFB (Time To First Byte)
Measures server responsiveness and network distance. Useful to understand whether the bottleneck is hosting, CDN or code.
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Core Web Vitals
LCP, INP, CLS and metrics tied to user experience and Google ranking.
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Hosting provider
SPEED detects where the site is hosted and puts the measured times in context—even on non-Host.it hosting.
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Scans from Italy
Tests run from Italian connectivity: consistent measurements for sites and visitors in our country.
Technical analysis is based on Lighthouse; SPEED adds a coach, history, waterfall and hosting context.
Preview of the speed.host.it interface
Built-in coach
Not just the score: what to do next
SPEED turns data into actions. After every scan the coach evaluates four areas and explains how to raise the score and reduce load times.
- Performance
- Accessibility
- Best Practices
- SEO
Dashboard
For every site you monitor
With a free speed.host.it account, every registered domain gets history, trends and tools a single test can't offer.
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Scan archive
Every analysis since registration, always available to check for regressions or improvements.
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Trend over time
A load-time chart over time: instantly see if an update has hurt performance.
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Built-in coach
Suggestions on accessibility, performance and best practices with a 0–100 score for each area.
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Content analysis
Site resources broken down by type, with each one's weight on page load.
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Network requests
A waterfall with DNS, connection, TTFB and download for every resource—ideal for developers and agencies.
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Shareable report
Export and share results via email or social—handy for clients and project teams.
Free account
Monitor all your sites
SPEED was born as a free Host.it service and stays free, no subscription required. Add unlimited domains, get automatic daily scans and a weekly summary every Monday morning.
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Unlimited sites
One dashboard for every domain you manage: clients, staging, production.
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Automatic daily scans
No need to remember to run the test: SPEED tracks the trend every day.
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Monday email
Every Monday at 9 AM, a summary of your main domains and trend changes.
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Free, forever
SPEED was born as a free Host.it service and stays free, no subscription required.
Who it's for
Who SPEED is designed for
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Web agencies and developers
An objective report to show clients, a technical waterfall and before/after comparisons for every deploy or CMS update.
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E-commerce and high-traffic sites
Continuous monitoring after new products, templates or plugins: avoid conversion drops caused by slower pages.
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SMEs and professionals
No web performance expertise needed: the coach tells you what to fix and SPEED checks if it worked.
Try SPEED now
If you can measure it, you can improve it. Run your first free test on speed.host.it and share the report with your team.
Frequently asked questions
What is SPEED and who built it?
SPEED is Host.it's free tool for measuring and improving website performance. It's available at speed.host.it and comes from the team's experience with hosting, CMS and e-commerce.
Is SPEED free?
Yes. The single test is free and requires no sign-up. The speed.host.it account is free and enables continuous monitoring, history and automatic reports on unlimited sites.
Is SPEED the same as Google PageSpeed Insights?
No. SPEED includes Lighthouse-based technical analysis, but adds what PageSpeed doesn't offer: a coach with practical actions, history and monitoring, request waterfalls, content analysis by weight, hosting detection, shareable reports and scans from Italian connectivity.
What does the SPEED coach do?
After every scan the coach assigns a score (0–100) and explains what to fix in Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices and SEO—not just the number, but the concrete steps to improve it.
Can I monitor multiple sites?
Yes. With a free account you can register unlimited sites, view the scan archive, trends over time and get the weekly report.
How long does an analysis take?
Results are typically ready in about 15 seconds, in Mobile or Desktop mode.
Can I use SPEED even if my site isn't on Host.it?
Yes. SPEED analyzes any public URL. If the site is slow, the coach shows you where to act; if you need more server power, you can consider Host.it hosting plans.
Does SPEED replace FastCache or a CDN?
No. SPEED measures and guides improvement. To speed up the site you can add FastCache, a CDN, or optimize the code following the coach's suggestions.